Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1797 Difficult Choices
The Mao Xiong was not allowed to sell it for US$500 million at the beginning. The price was not even close to the cost. Wouldn't this transaction be a hindrance to oneself?
But as soon as Lemon Lokov relayed Wang Xuexin's words, the Supreme Deputy Commander felt guilty.

The leader of the Huaxia regiment is right. From now on, these warships will be worth nothing, and the bears will be sold only by people.

What's more, Mao Xiong has won a decisive victory at this time and most of his battles are land battles. Warships are already dispensable. Soon after the new warship comes out, the "Wrath Class" will be retired, and it will be useless by then. You still have to spend money to dispose of the pile of iron. If you can sell it now, just sell it!
Thinking of this, the Supreme Deputy Commander reluctantly agreed to the deal.

As a result, the Eighth Route Army has three aircraft carrier formations: each aircraft carrier is equipped with five destroyers.

The aircraft carrier formations during this period also liked to add one or two battleships. Although the battleships were slow but powerful, their anti-aircraft firepower and naval guns were not comparable to those of ordinary destroyers.

If possible, it would be best to add a cruiser. The cruiser has seaplanes that can cooperate with the aircraft carrier to perform reconnaissance missions.

But these are dispensable for the Eighth Route Army, which has anti-ship missiles.

The anti-aircraft firepower of a battleship and the anti-ship capability of large-caliber naval guns can be replaced by anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles, and the range of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles will be much further than that of a battleship.

The cruiser's reconnaissance capability can be replaced by the aircraft carrier's carrier-based aircraft and radar equipment.

Although the lineup is a bit smaller, its functions are no less than those of a regular aircraft carrier battle group, and its combat effectiveness is even better than it.

If the recalcitrant army hears this, I’m afraid they will yell at the other side: “Mother Xipi, I don’t have a single boat that can sail, and I’m still nesting in this mountain city to hide from the devil’s bombing. You have three aircraft carriers! The battle group is now called 'small lineup'!"

This is not something Wang Xuexin has to consider. The Eighth Route Army's goal is the stars and the sea. Now they are playing balance with Yingjiang and Mao Xiong. There is no stubborn army in their eyes.

However, the stubborn army did not panic, because Yingjiang was beside him to comfort him: "Don't worry! Aircraft carriers require a lot of fuel. One day, they only need to collect the Yumen Oilfield, plus Yingjiang fuel The export restrictions of the Eighth Route Army will all be abolished!"

The stubborn army was quite worried and said: "However, the Eighth Route Army can still import oil from Mao Xiong!"

Although the Eighth Route Army did not announce this to the outside world, it could not be hidden from others, especially Yingjiang.

Ying Jiang did not deny this point: "It is true, but Mao Xiong himself needs to develop industry, how much oil can be supplied to the Eighth Route Army? What's more, the transportation line is so long and only Mao Xiong's family supplies oil, and the price of Mao Xiong's oil will also fall. A rising tide lifts all boats, can the Eighth Route Army afford it?"

Stubborn Jun thought it was right, so he felt relieved.

Objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with Yingjiang's analysis. It is unreliable to rely on external parties for things that are related to the life and death of a country or an army.

The reason is still the same sentence: "There are only interests between countries."

The reason why Mao Xiong is willing to sell oil to the Eighth Route Army at a low price of $1 a barrel is because the Eighth Route Army has struck a balance between Eagle Sauce and Mao Xiong and has become the target of both parties, so that they can benefit from both sides.

One day, if the recalcitrant army closes the access to the Yumen Oilfield and the eagle sauce stops exporting, the only source of oil for the Eighth Route Army will be Mao Xiong's family... Mao Xiong will still sell a barrel of oil for $1?

I'm afraid it will continue to increase to 2 US dollars or 3 US dollars!

Or simply exchange oil for transistors or even force the Eighth Route Army to provide transistor technology.

The international community is actually so cruel, it is the law of the jungle of the jungle, even in modern times, but Ying Jiang has put a layer of emperor's new clothes on his "prey of the jungle" to deceive others.

Fortunately, Wang Xuexin has a clear understanding of this. He has never wanted to rely on external forces from beginning to end, and the same is certainly true for oil.Taiyuan Headquarters, after Xinjing stabilized, Chen Songyong returned to the Headquarters with great success.

After chatting with Wang Xuexin for a few words, he couldn't wait to ask: "Captain, are we going to fight eastward next? Fight to Mudanjiang to cut off the enemy's retreat!"

"No!" Wang Xuexin rejected the idea without thinking: "Fight north!"

"Fight north?"

Not only Chen Songyong didn't understand this, but Zhang Zongping didn't understand it either.

"But Captain!" Chen Songyong was a little anxious: "The Japanese supplies are still being transported from Bangzi to the Kwantung Army through Mudanjiang. It is said that they also want to launch another counterattack. We shouldn't take this transportation line first. Interrupt?"

"Yes, Commander!" Zhang Zongping also stepped forward to suggest: "Taking down Mudanjiang will not only cut off the devil's transportation channel but also block the devil's escape route, and more importantly, split the devil into two unconnectable ones." By then, the Kwantung Army will only become weaker and weaker in the encirclement!"

This is indeed a feasible plan, but Wang Xuexin has difficulties: Daqing is more than 300 kilometers north of Xinjing. If the Eighth Route Army wants to further develop industry and military, does it have to be prepared?
It is not accurate to say "Daqing" because there is no such place name at this time.

The origin of "Daqing" is that when China discovered oil here, it was shortly before the [-]th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, so the oil field was named after "Daqing".

At this time, the location was still a wasteland with only a few herdsmen settled there. The puppet Manchukuo government called it "Xingren Town".

Wang Xuexin's heart is also tangled.

On the one hand, the development of the Eighth Route Army requires oil, which requires the Eighth Route Army to start exploring and extracting oil now.

In this way, the future will not be restricted by Eagle Sauce, the Yumen Oilfield will not be affected when the stubborn army shuts down, and the petroleum derivatives industry will be able to develop.

On the other hand, exploiting oil at this time is equivalent to opening a Pandora's box... What would the devil's reaction be if they knew there was oil in this area?I'm afraid they are even more desperate to take back this place, because it can ensure the normal operation of the Japanese fighter planes, tanks, and cars.

This is something that even the devils in their own country cannot do.

It is said that when the oil was in short supply, the devils on this island even mobilized all the people to go up the mountain to dig pine roots to refine gasoline, which barely supported the suicide attacks of the so-called "Kamikaze".

If China discovers oil and the Japanese still have a certain fighting capacity...

It goes without saying what choice they will have.

At that time, the Japanese will definitely concentrate all their strength to capture this area even if they abandon the island!

Although the Eighth Route Army has the upper hand in all aspects, is it really ready to deal with the full force of the Japanese attack?

Therefore, whether to dig for oil or not to dig for oil... is a headache.

(End of this chapter)